Window sash construction



March 1, 1932. F. PICKEL ET AL WINDOW SASH CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 18, 1931 '."IIIIIZIT I INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 1, 1932 ,Umrso STATES PATENT oF ics FRED Proms L WILLIAM e; roii'rlenasr, OF NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY w'rrmow sAsn cons'rrwc'non -a lication-medFebruar 1a, 1931. semi N0. 516,551.

This invention relatesto. double, hung windows in which inner andouter v sashes. are slidably engagedin a grooved frame.

The conventionaltype offsuch windows presents considerable difficulty in cleaning the glass carried by ,the sashes, duetothe inaccessibility of-their outer surfaces anddanger encounteredin attempts. at cleaning, all of v V which is well known and many attempts have been made to ameliorate these conditions.

With the foregoing in view, has been an object of the present invention to .provide a window with sashes so hung on an ,upright pivot. member as to permit of being swung inwardly attheiriedges from thewindow frame. permittingfull andeasy access to both sides of the panes from'theinside of the building. A further feature is in the provision of simple but highly eflicient and easily oper;

ated means for supporting the sashes in whateverposition they may be adjusted.

7 Another aim is to dispense with the usual counter balancing weights. at onev side ofthe window.

.These advantageous objects and'othersof analogous nature. as will hereafter appear. are attained by the .novel construction and combination of parts as'hereinafter described andillustrated in the.accompanyingdraw ings, constitutim a componentof this disclosure,'and in whichf c y 4 Fig. 1 is a front elev'atio nal viewof a window constructed in accordance with themvent ion. H p

Fig. 2'is a/transverse sectional view of the same drawn to an enlarged scale, showing the sashesas swung partially inward.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the same but a showing the sashes in closed, normal position.

Fig. 4 is a further enlarged sectional view showing the sashes and attaching members.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the opposite side of the sash frame and removable 15 parting strips.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a modified form of support for the upright rail as extended.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 6, in a closed position.

The window sash frame, shown in Fig. 1, may be in all respects of conventional construction, consisting of right and left stiles 10-11,- connected at the top by a crosspiece 12 and havingat the bottoma sill 13, the usual moldings beingused for ornamental effect.

The frame is also provided with boxes in their outerv portions to receive counter-balancing weights 14-15 for front and rear sashes respectively 16-17, normally slidable in grooved channels directly in register with the weight guiding boxes. 7

Set rigidly in the window frame, adjacent the side 10, are upright guide rods 18-19, disposed closely against the front sides of the sashes 16-17, and slidable on these rods are brackets 20, 21 fixed on theupper and lower elements of the sashes, the edges of the sashes being shaped to permit of'rotation without interference of adjacent parts.

v Theextreme left hand edge of each adapted to engage a-flexible connection, as solid or chain, trained over pulleys, not shown, in the upper part of the window frame sash is i and engage the weights 14-15 in the usual I manner, but no cords or weights are used on the opposite, right hand side of the sashes. Due. to the considerable length of the sash guide rods 18-19, a support or stay 22 is en'- gaged by a hinge 23 to the frame member 10, p

at a pointsufiicientlyjabovethe top of the inner sash 16,'to permit the sash to be raised clear of the window sill 13, see Fig. 1. I M The stay 22 is provided at its inner'edge with notches adapted to partially encircle and-effectively support the rods 18-19, as

best seen in Fig.4, and its free endis formed into a pad 24 to contact a fixed block '25'on the rear or outer element of the frame.

I A catch 26, rotatable in the block 25,.extends through a slot in the pad 24,jand may be turned to lockingly engage the end of'the stay whenever desired, as for insta'nce,- when the sashes are turned inwardly on the axes :of the rods 18-19.

WVhenthe sashes are in normal closed posi- I tion and it is desired toadjus't their height, the stay is'released and turned inwardly. on its hinge.

In the modification, seen in Figs. 6 and 7, a I,

thin casing 27 is secured on the window frame 'me mber 10, and slidable in the casing is a stay 22 having a. pad 24' at its end and provided with notches to engage the rods in the foregoing manner, this stay being hinged to a runner 28 slidable in the casing 27.

The last named device practically conceals the stay when entered and may be preferred by reason of its unobtrusive appearance.

It is to be noted that the pivot rods 1819 are in registerwith the parting strips of the frame at the left hand side, while the corresponding parting strips30-=31on the right han'd side terminate at a point opposite the stay 22. v v n Continuations of the strips 30-31 are provided in the form of bars32T33 having pins 1. in their lower ends to engage in openings 3l'35 in thewindow sill, and set in their up per portions are snap catches 36-37 manually operated and normally engageable in keeper openings 38-89 in the bottoms of the fixed strips '30''31, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

In operation, the inner sash is raised to clear the sill, and the outer sash is lowered to registerwith the inner sash. The stay 22 is secured-fin position to support the rods 18-19, the strip bar 32 is withdrawn and then the inner sash can be swung inwardlyythereafter theparting strip 33 is withdrawn and the-outer sash may be turned inwardly, giving full access to each sideof both sashes in an obvious manner.

' Though rigidly set, the guide rods 1819 may be removed and replaced, should occasion arise, by merely rotating the rods. axially: to unscrew them from the threaded sockets 40 in the sill and draw them downwardly from their loose confining sockets at the top ofthe frame.

It will be understood that the elements may be repositioned and when so adjusted present the object of a common window.

Although we have described our improvements withconsiderable detailand with respect to: certain particular forms of our in V vention,we do not desireto'be limited to such details since many changes and modifications may wellbe made without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention in its broadest aspect. Y Y r Having thus'describ'ed our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is? i v 1. The combination with' a double hung Windowhaving vertical rods adjacent one side of the frame upon which the sashes are slidingly hinged, of a. removable stay for operative-1y engaging the rods to support them in substantially Vertical alinement when the sashes are swung from the window frame, a slide to whichthe stayis hinged, and a socket enclosed within the trim of the frame receptive of said'slide and stay for conceals mg the stay when not in use. i

2. "The combination with a double hung cent one side of the frame upon each of which one of the sashes are slidingly hinged, of a single removable stay for operatively engaging both the rods simultaneously to support them in substantially vertical alinement when the sashes are swung from the frame, and means to conceal the stay when not in use. "3. In a double hung window, upright pivot rods removably arranged in the window frame to extend from to to bottomthereof,

one for each sash, slidab e and rotatable connections between each sash and its corresponding rods, removable means on the opposite side of said frame normally confining the sashes therein when in a lowered posi- 'tion,single individual'weights for eachsash operable in the frame adjacent said rods, and a single removable auxiliary support for both said rods midway their length. 7 4;. In adouble hung window, the combination' of'a casing, a pair of sashes operable therein, vertical rods fixed in said casing near one side thereof, each sash being hingedly and slidably connected to its corresponding rod, removable strips on the opposite side of said casing normally retaining said sashes in engagement, manual means for releasing and removing said strips, a stay hinged to said casing to en agejboth rods simultaneously, means for loo ing said stay when operatively adjusted, said staypermitting both sashes to turn inwardly therebelow, and a single weilght for each sash on the side adjacent said ro s.

' 111 ouble u g Window, he c mb nation of a ng, pa fi ash s opera i i l ods rreino a ly engage in said casing near'one side thereof,'eael1 sash being h y and, s dably e m ed to its sp ng ro rem ble tr ps on he opposite side of saidcasing normallyretai n s Said Sashes in slide eengag ment, means to retain airli mov bl s p n a jus ment, a stay hinged'to said casing to engage and re: inforce both rods simultaneously, means for locking said stay when operatively adjusted, and a; single weight for each sash,

' Signed at New York, in the county: and t 7 Ev N w Yq k, his 1. 7 h day of February, 19.31. i v

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